Asier Martínez Echarte (born 22 April 2000) is a Spanish hurdler. In 2022, he was a gold medalist at the European Championships and a bronze medalist at the World Championships, in the 110m hurdles. He competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Early and personal life He was born in Zizur Mayor, Spain. His mother, Elena Echarte, was a competitive athlete. He won the Spanish U18 championships in the high jump before focusing on hurdling.
Career In September 2020, he became Spanish national champion in the 110 metres hurdles in Getafe. In 2021, he became the Spanish indoor champion in the 60 metres hurdles. He finished fourth in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships with a new personal best time of 7.60 seconds.
On 15 May 2021 in Castellón, he beat his personal best in the 110 metres hurdles with a time of 13.34s, and they won the 110 m hurdles race at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships. He won gold at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.
In June 2021, he booked his place at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics by finishing second in the Spanish national championships in 13.31 seconds, meeting the qualifying standard time. At the Games in Tokyo, he qualified for the final and placed sixth overall with a new personal best time.
In July 2022, he was a bronze medalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon behind Americans Grant Holloway and Trey Cunningham. He followed that with a gold medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.
Injury ruled him out of the 2023 season. He made his comeback into major competition at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. He finished in fourth place at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. He competed in the 110m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he reached the semi-finals.
He finished fourth over 110m hurdles in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025, without advancing to the semi-finals.
In March 2026, he was a semi-finalist over 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships. On 19 June, he placed second to Cordell Tinch at the 2026 Doha Diamond League. In August 2026, he ran in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, reaching the semi-finals.
Personal bests
Outdoors 110 Metres Hurdles: 13.14 (Munich, 2022)
Indoors 60 Metres Hurdles: 7.60 (Toruń, 2021)
International competitions Representing 2019European U20 ChampionshipsBorås, Sweden8th (h)110 m hurdles (0,99m)14.232021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland4th60 m hurdles 7.60European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia 1st110 m hurdles13.34Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6th110 m hurdles13.222022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th60 m hurdles 7.57World ChampionshipsEugene, United States 3rd110 m hurdles13.17European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 1st110 m hurdles13.142024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom10th (h)60 m hurdles 7.621European ChampionshipsRome, Italy4th110 m hurdles13.45Olympic GamesParis, France13th (sf)110 m hurdles13.352025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands7th60 m hurdles 7.68World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan32nd (h)110 m hurdles13.632026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland14th (sf)60 m hurdles7.62European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10th (sf)110 m hurdles13.45 1Disqualified in the semifinals
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References
External links
Asier Martínez at RFEA
Asier Martinez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
Asier Martínez – COE – Paris 2024